Despite their differing visions for Anaheim's future, the declared candidates for mayor have something in common.

All three oppose a pair of recommended city charter amendments that call for trimming the mayor's term to two years and abolishing term limits for the entire City Council.

But those proposals – and a host of other suggestions – will be considered as early as Tuesday when the City Council reviews a report submitted by the Charter Review Committee. That panel drew up a series of City Charter amendments that the council could put on the ballot.

“There's no need to revisit the issue of council term limits or the mayor's term length, because they've already been decided by Anaheim voters,” said Mayor Tom Tait, who is seeking a second, four-year term this year.

“I'm skeptical of the rush to put these issues on the ballot,” Tait said. “Frankly, these changes seem rather self-serving.”

The Charter Review Committee believes the mayor should be elected every two years – similar to how Santa Ana, Garden Grove and Westminster elect their mayors.

The move would create an “equitable chance” for residents and other members of the City Council to run for mayor, said Todd Ament, president and CEO of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce and chairman of the seven-member Charter Review Committee.

The committee also suggested an end to the city's term limits.

For now, all officeholders are limited to two, four-year terms as either mayor or council member, under a measure approved in 1992 by Anaheim voters. That provision requires officeholders to skip one election cycle before running again.

“We wished to level the playing field by allowing council members to run for mayor, regardless of whether it is their first or second term,” Ament said. “Like most of the committee members, I believe voters can limit terms of council members by voting them out, or have the option of re-electing them as often as they want.”

Councilwoman Lucille Kring, who is running against Tait, said limiting the mayor's term to two years would force candidates to solely focus on campaigning and raising money rather than doing the work of the city. Kring is also opposed to completely terminating term limits, but said that adjustments could be made.

“Tweak it a little bit, but don't throw it out entirely,” Kring said.

Former Councilwoman Lorri Galloway said that term limits prevent council members from serving in perpetuity, while cutting the mayor's term “makes no sense whatsoever.”

“Reducing the mayor's term to two years wouldn't be fair, unless you did it across the board with the entire City Council,” Galloway said. “People should be able to focus on working for the city, not on running a campaign every two years.”

(The agenda for Tuesday's 5 p.m. City Council meeting at City Hall had not been made public; to see if this issue will be discussed then, check the city's website, Anaheim.net, after 3 p.m. Friday.)